Italy Guide
Emilia-Romagna
Cafés, pizzerias and ice cream
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A.F Tamburini Via Draperie 2 This fabulous, traditional delicatessen is a real gourmet's delight with its ceiling thick with hanging hams and sausages, and its counters bulging with giant cheeses. It's also got a great little café selling roasted meats and plates of filled pasta for Price: around €3–5.
2 Altero Via dell'Indipendenza 33 Selling pizza by the slice till 1am – margherita €1.20, mushroom €1.40 and for the truly adventurous, a slice of white pizza topped with Nutella for €2. Not quite the gastronomy for which Bologna is famed, but still. One of three city branches.
3 Bottega del Caffé Via degli Orefici 6. Downstairs is a shop selling all manner of coffee paraphernalia – beans, machines and more – and chocolate, while upstairs is a quiet café.
4 Café Zamboni Via Zamboni 6/B. Popular student meeting spot within sight of the two towers. Its covered outdoor seating area plays host to a vibrant and ever-changing social scene throughout the day. Inside, there's a café, a gelateria and free wi-fi access.
5 Caffè Commercianti Strada Maggiore 23/C. Atmospheric bar that serves everything from coffee and ice cream to aperitifs. Try their cioccolata in tazza (hot chocolate topped with whipped cream), the perfect winter pick-me-up. Open till 8pm; closed Sun.
6 Canton de Fiori Via dell'Indipendenza 1. Enjoy a terribly splendid coffee and cake under the porticoes at the "corner of flowers" just off Piazza del Nettuno, served to you with all due deference by bow-tied waiters.
7 Il Gelatauro Via San Vitale 98/B. A 10min walk east of the centre, this is a charming little place serving organic pastries, handmade chocolates, speciality wines and, the top draw, fantastic ice cream, in all manner of flavours, including ginger, cinnamon and pumpkin.